Trunk-strap.



No. 780,854. PATENTED JAN. 24, 1905.

R.J.BARRETT.

TRUNK STRAP.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 20. 1904.

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PATENT OFFICE.

RICHARD J. BARRETT, OF MATTOON, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR ONE-HALF TO JOHN HANDRAHAN, OF MATTOON, ILLINOIS.

TRUNK-STRAP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 780,854, dated January 24:, 1905.

Application filed August 20,1904. Serial No. 221,563.

To all whom it may concern.-

. Be it known that I, RICHARD J. BARRETT, acitizen of the United States, residing at Mattoon, in the county of Coles and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Trunk-Straps; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it ap- [0 pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to trunkstraps, and

has for its object to provide a device of this class which is simple in its construction, easy and cheap to manufacture, and composed of a minimum number of'parts.

A further object of my invention is to pro- 2 vide a trunk-strap which can be easily and quickly applied to a trunk and which can be tightened in an easy and effective manner.

With these objects in view my invention consists in the novel construction of the trunk- 2 5 strap. I

Referring to'the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of a trunk, showing strap in a tightened position on same. Fig. 2 is a plan of a trunk, showing strap par- 3 tially tightened. Fig. 3 is asimilar view showing traps tightened; and Fig. Lis a view showing construction of strap, the intermediate parts of the strap being broken away in order to enlarge the View.

3 5 Like numerals ofreference indicate the same parts throughout the several figures, in whichg 1 indicates the trunk, and 2 the trunk-strap, which comprises the side buckle-section 3 and section 4:, the front buckle-section 5, and rear end section 6.

7 indicates the central strap-section,which, as shown, is connected to two rings 8 and 9. To the ring 8 are also connected the sections 3 and 6, and to the ring 9 are connected the sections 4 and 5, the sections 3 and 5 being provided with suitable buckles 10 and 11, while the sections 4 and 6 have the usual perforations 12. v

5 Having thus described the several parts of my invention, its operation is as follows: The

strap is applied to the trunk, as shown in Fig. 1, and the side sections 3 and 4 are connected together by means of the buckle 10 and are tightened as far as possible. The front and rear sections 5 and 6 are then buckled together and tightened by drawing the end of the section 6 through the buckle 11. As the sections 5 and 6 are tightened the strain or pull on the same act on the central section 7, throw- 6O ing the same into positionshown in Fig. 3, and also draws the end sections 3 and L- out of alinementand-into the position shown in Fig. 3. This tightens the side sections 3 and 4 and causes them to more securely bind the 5 trunk, and effectually taking all slack out of said side sections, causing a uniform pressure throughout the entire strap. Furthermore. should the strap stretch or become loose after being applied to the trunk all'four sections 7 may be tightened by simply drawing on the end of section 6.

Having thus fully described my invention,

I do not wish to 'be understood as limiting myself to the exact construction herein set forth, as various slight changes may be made therein which would fall within the limit and scope of my invention, and I consider myself clearly entitled to all such changes and modifications. 7 3O What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patentof the United States, 1s

In a trunk-strap, the combination of the central section 7, and two rings connected to 5 the ends thereof, the strap-sections 3 and 4: connected to said rings and in alinement to said section 7 the strap-sections 5 and 6 connected to said rings'and at right angles to said central section, the whole arranged whereby 9' the said sections 5 and 6 draw the said sections 3 and 4 out of alinement with the said central section to tighten the strap substantially as described and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

RICHARD J. BARRETT.

Witnesses:

R. B. ROWE, JNo. F. VOIGT, Jr. 

